“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36   , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January   37   air.

Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really   38    thing to do.But then she took it a step   39   .“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats(犒劳物) and   40   him in front of the open door.“Touch.” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a   41   position.She  42   him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became   43   .Over the last few days I have been with Kolby.Each time he comes in I bring him back to the   44  door and ask him to close.There have been   45   in the beginning, but lately more and more successes

However, there remains much work to be done.I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again  46   he will close the door from a distance.But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the    47    will be completed, and, with the way things are   48   , completed quickly.

What a  49   treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the  50   I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby.

A wish is just a wish until you decide to take  51  .Once you   52  the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of  53  .Once you want to accomplish a goal, and  54   that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done.Just  55    doing it.

A.complain       B.scream      C.worry       D.scare

A.thin       B.fresh C.dirty  D.cold

A.interesting     B.funny       C.tough       D.possible

A.again     B.further      C.deeper      D.backward

A.pushing  B.catching    C.driving     D.positioning

A.stopped  B.fixed C.closed       D.checked

A.rewarded       B.provided   C.offered     D.thanked

A.moved   B.convinced C.concerned D.puzzled

A.open      B.closed       C.broken      D.perfect

A.pleasures       B.experiments     C.failures     D.pauses

A.in case   B.even if      C.as if  D.so that

A.interest  B.task   C.profit       D.harmony

A.changing       B.reacting    C.progressing      D.happening

A.wonderful     B.small C.different   D.simple

A.knowledge    B.skills C.lessons      D.experience

A.patience B.part   C.delight      D.action

A.hold on to B.pay attention to    C.come up with        D.live up to

A.date       B.touch C.reach       D.power

A.prove     B.decide      C.approve    D.realize

A.imagine B.start  C.keep  D.enjoy


D
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit(追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try. ” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
66. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Competition helps to set up self-respect
B. Opinions about competition are different among people.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition
67. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?
A. It pushes society forward                       B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abilities.                 D. It encourages individual efforts.
68. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means__________.
A. those who try their best to win
B. those who value competition most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly
D. those who rely on others most for success
69. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?
A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others
B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills
D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.
70. Which point of view may the author agree to?
A. Every effort should be paid back.
B. Competition should be encouraged.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition . Some value it highly , believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity . Others say that competition is bad ; that it sets one person against another ; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people .
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (依赖)on how well they performed at tennis and other skills . For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit ( 追求)of success , the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten .
However ,while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed , others take an opposite attitude .In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players , they strongly blame competition . Among the most vocal  are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society . Teaching these young people . I often observe in them a desire to fail . They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success . By not trying , they always have an excuse : “I may have lost . but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try . “What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot . Such a loss would be a measure of their worth . Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves . Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others . Both are afraid of not being valued . Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition .
【小题1】What does this passage mainly talk about ?

A.Competition helps to set up self-respect .
B.Opinions about competition are different among people
C.Competition is harmful to personal quality development .
D.Failures are necessary experiences in competition
【小题2】Why do some people favor competition according to the passage ?
A.It pushes society forward .B.It builds up a sense of duty .
C.It improves personal abilities .D.It encourages individual efforts
【小题3】The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means        .
A.those who try their best to win
B.those who value competition most highly
C.those who are against competition most strongly
D.those who rely on others most for success
【小题4】Which point of view may the author agree to ?
A.Every effort should be paid back .
B.Competition should be encouraged .
C.Winning should be a life-and-death matter .
D.Fear of failure should be removed in competition

“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36  , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January   37  air.

Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really   38   thing to do.But then she took it a step   39  .“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats(犒劳物) and   40  him in front of the open door.“Touch.” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a   41  position.She  42  him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became   43  .Over the last few days I have been with Kolby.Each time he comes in I bring him back to the  44  door and ask him to close.There have been   45  in the beginning, but lately more and more successes

However, there remains much work to be done.I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again  46  he will close the door from a distance.But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the   47   will be completed, and, with the way things are   48  , completed quickly.

What a  49  treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the  50  I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby.

A wish is just a wish until you decide to take  51 .Once you   52  the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of  53 .Once you want to accomplish a goal, and  54  that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done.Just  55   doing it.

1.

A.complain

B.scream

C.worry

D.scare

 

2.

A.thin

B.fresh

C.dirty

D.cold

 

3.

A.interesting

B.funny

C.tough

D.possible

 

4.

A.again

B.further

C.deeper

D.backward

 

5.

A.pushing

B.catching

C.driving

D.positioning

 

6.

A.stopped

B.fixed

C.closed

D.checked

 

7.

A.rewarded

B.provided

C.offered

D.thanked

 

8.

A.moved

B.convinced

C.concerned

D.puzzled

 

9.

A.open

B.closed

C.broken

D.perfect

 

10.

A.pleasures

B.experiments

C.failures

D.pauses

 

11.

A.in case

B.even if

C.as if

D.so that

 

12.

A.interest

B.task

C.profit

D.harmony

 

13.

A.changing

B.reacting

C.progressing

D.happening

 

14.

A.wonderful

B.small

C.different

D.simple

 

15.

A.knowledge

B.skills

C.lessons

D.experience

 

16.

A.patience

B.part

C.delight

D.action

 

17.

A.hold on to

B.pay attention to

C.come up with

D.live up to

 

18.

A.date

B.touch

C.reach

D.power

 

19.

A.prove

B.decide

C.approve

D.realize

 

20.

A.imagine

B.start

C.keep

D.enjoy

 

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